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Express version 7.17.3.0 can't find GPSMAP 66i, old version does...

SleeplessAtKnight
over 2 years ago

Plug in GPSMAP 66i, Windows finds it, BaseCamp finds, it, it takes no time at all.

Garmin Express version 7.17.3.0 does not see it, prompts me to plug my device in, no amount of swapping USB ports, cables, etc. gets GE to see the plugged in device.

Uninstalled, reinstalled from scratch. No dice.

Rollback to older version of GE, works again no problems.

Funnily enough this behaviour leads me towards seeing this as a SW issue.

- Carl Knight.

  • 0 over 2 years ago

    If you’ve been following things, you might have noticed that versions prior to 7.13.3.0 have the running in the background switch in GE enabled by default and 7.13.3.0 has it disabled.  You might want to disable it in the previous version (if not done already), reinstall 7.13.3.0, reboot and then retest.

  • 0 over 2 years ago in reply to JohnfromPA

    Ok. I had already tried a simple restart after installing, no joy. That thread seems to indicate more steps may be involved.

  • 0 over 2 years ago in reply to SleeplessAtKnight
    JohnfromPA said:
    If you’ve been following things, you might have noticed that versions prior to 7.13.3.0 have the running in the background switch in GE enabled by default and 7.13.3.0 has it disabled.

    It's worse.  7.13.3.0 can permanently sets GE as a startup app.  The way to confirm that is the case is to untick the 'run in background' option in GE, close GE, restart the PC, then check to see if GE is running in the background (look for its icon in the system tray).  You can also check the registry to see if there is a Garmin related entry in:  

    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run   

    If either are true, some options for dealing with it are:  1) remove that registry key, 2) disable it as a startup app, 3) close it using the system try icon whenever you don't want it running.